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Where Do Hippos Wander? An Aquatic Mystery, Solved

Conservation

Where Do Hippos Wander? An Aquatic Mystery, Solved

Matt Simon

When You Stash Weed Up Your Nose for 18 Years, It Hurts

Cannabis

When You Stash Weed Up Your Nose for 18 Years, It Hurts

Beth Mole, Ars Technica

Cosmic Triangles Open a Window to the Origin of Time

Like Clockwork

Cosmic Triangles Open a Window to the Origin of Time

Natalie Wolchover

These Rats Drive Tiny Cars—for Science

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These Rats Drive Tiny Cars—for Science

Matt Simon

YouTubers (and Elon Musk) want to plant millions of trees. Will it help fight climate change?

Environment

YouTubers (and Elon Musk) want to plant millions of trees. Will it help fight climate change?

Maria Mellor, WIRED UK

Wildfire Chasers Are the New Tornado Chasers

Smoke Signals

Wildfire Chasers Are the New Tornado Chasers

Matt Simon

Your Brain Cleans Itself, This Jet Lands Itself, and More

Tech in Two

Your Brain Cleans Itself, This Jet Lands Itself, and More

Alex Baker-Whitcomb

How Measles Leaves Kids Exposed to Other Diseases

Spots

How Measles Leaves Kids Exposed to Other Diseases

Megan Molteni

Scientists Now Know How Sleep Cleans Toxins From the Brain

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Scientists Now Know How Sleep Cleans Toxins From the Brain

Sara Harrison

The Delicate Art—and Evolving Science—of Wildfire Evacuations

Lessons Learned

The Delicate Art—and Evolving Science—of Wildfire Evacuations

Aarian Marshall

NASA Is Getting Serious About an Interstellar Mission

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NASA Is Getting Serious About an Interstellar Mission

Daniel Oberhaus

Prepare Yourself for the Biggest Apple Launch of All Time

Food

Prepare Yourself for the Biggest Apple Launch of All Time

Matt Reynolds

The strange science of the US Air Force's top-secret space plane

Space

The strange science of the US Air Force's top-secret space plane

Maria Mellor, WIRED UK

Fly Me to the Moon … With Elephants!

Dot-Physics

Fly Me to the Moon … With Elephants!

Rhett Allain

How Lasers Work, According to the World's Top Expert

Video

How Lasers Work, According to the World's Top Expert

Daniel Oberhaus

Does holding a general election in December affect voter turnout? Science has the answer

Weather

Does holding a general election in December affect voter turnout? Science has the answer

Laurie Clarke

Ants Never Get Stuck in Traffic Jams. Here’s Why

Take Notes

Ants Never Get Stuck in Traffic Jams. Here’s Why

Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica

Prepping Bees for Mars, New Google Shortcuts, and More News

Tech in Two

Prepping Bees for Mars, New Google Shortcuts, and More News

Alex Baker-Whitcomb

Shifting Winds and the Changing Shape of California Fires

Katabatic Winds

Shifting Winds and the Changing Shape of California Fires

Adam Rogers

IL-23: The Master Regulator Behind Plaque Psoriasis

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IL-23: The Master Regulator Behind Plaque Psoriasis

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